Adopt-a-Refugee Plan Under Consideration by Obama Administration
- Program would help bypass congressional opposition to funding
- Soros and Goldman Sachs have pledged to help those in need
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Americans might be able to bring a refugee to the U.S. on their own dime if talks between the Obama administration and the nation’s leading refugee advocacy group come to fruition.
The U.S. Department of State is considering a pilot program that would let citizens sponsor a refugee from their country of choice by paying for airfare, housing, clothing, food and other resettlement costs. Conversations began in July and are expected to continue in the coming year, said Naomi Steinberg, director of the Refugee Council USA.